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My website design service is primarily intended to help people running small
businesses in the Highlands, especially those who have not previously used the
Internet as a means of promoting their businesses. The following will give some
ideas as to the service I offer.
Click on the headings for details of each
section. Click here if you would like
to see examples of my work - click on
the heading "View My Work".
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It's a very low-cost method of promoting your business. |
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Your business is in front of potential customers, worldwide, 24/7/365. |
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Your website is still working for you whilst you are at leisure or
asleep, and is not dependent on your having a PC or leaving your PC
switched on. |
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Your website acts not only as your colour brochure, but also as a
means for potential customers to get in touch with you. |
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It gives your business a professional touch and will impress
customers. |
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It's for you to decide! Within reason, you can choose what to
incorporate on your website, including text, graphics, pictures,
photographs, response forms, maps, etc. |
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If you already have pictures, photos, text, etc., this can easily be
utilised in your website. Alternatively, I can help you with suggested
text, and will take photographs for you, if required. Even if you only
have a few rough ideas scribbled down on paper, these can easily be
converted into an attractive website! |
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Your website can comprise of a simple Home Page with text, one or two
pictures, and contact information; alternatively, it can be made up of
multiple pages. Ideally, the average business probably needs a website
of at least 5 or 6 pages. |
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If your web is made up of multiple pages, a navigation system is
needed to make it easy for visitors to find their way around. |
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It's possible to incorporate
a downloadable "electronic" brochure, so that viewers can obtain an
instant copy of your brochure which they download to their own computers
and can then print out if they wish. This saves you time, postage and
stationery in terms of not having to send out literature by post. |
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No! It is perfectly possible to have a website without
having a PC of your own! |
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Whether or not you have a PC, your website is hosted by an Internet
Service Provider (ISP) who runs a powerful computer which is on-line 24
hours a day, thus enabling people to visit your website at any time. |
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If you do not have a PC, customers cannot contact you by e-mail, but
you can still offer other conventional methods of contact via fax,
telephone, etc. |
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You can change the content of your web at any time, and as often as
you like. All you need to do is advise me as to what you wish to change. |
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Simple amendments such as changing a telephone number or correcting an
address can be instructed very easily by telephone, fax, or e-mail. |
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It's a good idea to upgrade and develop your website from time to
time, to keep the information fresh, and to entice people to keep
re-visiting your web. |
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Having a nice attractive website is not sufficient on its own - you
need to get people to look at it! |
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Various keywords are hidden in the pages of your web to attract search
engines. |
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I will submit your website to the main search engines for inclusion in
their listings. |
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If you wish, submissions to a wider variety of search engines can be
made via a "paid inclusion programme". |
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A "web host" is the company providing the powerful computer
facilities which make your website available to people browsing the
Internet. |
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A "domain name" is the address of your website and is
usually provided via your web host. Your domain name is unique to you,
and you can choose your domain name provided that no one else has
already taken that name. You should try to choose a name which is
relevant to you or your business, and which can be easily remembered.
Assuming that you trade primarily in Britain, you should preferably
choose an address ending with ".co.uk". |
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I do not provide web hosting myself, but can put you in touch with a
local company which does, and which I am very happy to recommend as they
are host to a couple of my own websites. |
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The cost of designing your website depends on what you wish to include
in it and how much work you want me to do. However, a typical website
for a small business would start at about £450, in addition to which you have the cost
of your web hosting and domain name which would be £ 52.88 per year for
an average website. Please contact me
with details of your requirements, and I will be pleased to give you a
firm quotation. |
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The timescale depends on the complexity of your proposed website
and also my current workload.
However, I would expect to be able to design an average website ready
for you to consider within about 10 to 14 days. Subject to your approval and
any required amendments, the site can then be published as soon as your
domain name and web hosting have been arranged - normally within a
further day or so. |
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